Full-time: Cameroon 0-0 Ghana

90 mins: Jordan Ayew is held up by Ngadeu and goes down under the pressure but the referee is having none of it. Yiadom picks up the loose ball but his shot is poorly hit and straight at the goalkeeper. Partey smashes a shot very high over the bar from 25 yards.

84 mins: Malong comes off the bench, immediately gives the ball away and then fouls his opponent when trying to retrieve it 25 yards from his own goal. Not the best start from him. Wakaso hits the wall with the free-kick.

81 mins: Fai smashes a cross - or maybe it was a shot - but it goes nowhere near the net or any players in the box. Bassogog hits the post after a neat one-two with Choupo-Moting but the assistant referee’s flag goes up to call an offside despite him being two yards onside.

75 mins: Left-back Bong is replaced by Choupo-Moting, which will mean some sort of formation change. A ball is crossed into the box and lands on Bassogog’s left foot and he whacks a vicious volley which smashes straight into Mensah’s chest. That has got to hurt.

73 mins: Asamoah adds to the list of woeful cross just whacking one straight out for a goal-kick from the left wing. Kana-Biyik is caught by Jordan Ayew’s studs and stays down for a while. Not much to see. Cameroon give the ball back, which is nice of them.

59 mins: Fai gets the ball out of his feet on the right and curls in a wonderful cross which looks destined for Njie’s head but Mensah in front of him gets the slightest of flicks on it, sending it beyond Njie.

55 mins: Rahman whips in a cross for Andre Ayew to attack, he tries to volley it ahead of Ngadeu but his effort goes well wide. Ayew complains to the referee who laughs in his face, which works for me. Wakaso thwacks another shot at goal, this one flashing just wide, so he’s getting closer.

53 mins: Ghana’s passing has been particularly poor through this. They haven’t created a notable chance since the ninth minute and have just keep overhitting balls over the top to no one. They need to be far cleverer here, maybe getting Andre Ayew into it more. Mandeck cleans out Jordan Ayew cynically before he can get away from him.

49 mins: Wakaso runs through the middle of the park and decides to whack a shot from distance, he connects but it just keeps rising and rising. Down the other end, Bassogog tries to get the better of Rahman but forgets to take the ball with him and watches the Ghanaian run away with it.

44 mins: Njie lifts a cross to the back post where Ngadeu climbs highest but he can only direct his header wide from six yards. Wakaso cuts down Anguissa for his own amusement to give away a free-kick but is not booked for his crime.

42 mins: WHAT A CHANCE! Some fine work by the Cameroon attackers, ending with Bassogog getting the ball in space in the area from a Toko pullback but his shot from 12 yards is close to the goalkeeper who sticks his arm up to tip it over.

38 mins: The referee stops play after a shot is blocked and rebounds off him. He then stops the game and gives Ghana the ball back. This referee is awful. A cross is then sent into the Cameroon box and it just goes over Andre Ayew.

36 mins: Andre Ayew rolls around on the ground for a while, claiming he’s been the wronged. Cameroon are supposed to kick it back but instead it’s sent down the pitch to Njie in space, as the Ghana players are expecting the ball back they do not defend, allowing the winger to whack a shot which Ofori blocks with his chest. Cameroon not doing much for fair play in the last seven days.

34 mins: It’s getting more exciting! Mensah chases down Toko who is after a ball over the top and manages to put in a superb tackle to stop a certain goal.Kana-Biyik whacks the subsequent corner at goal but it’s flicked behind.

32 mins: Kana-Biyik tries to play a through ball but no one reads what he is trying to do and therefore it just runs through to the goalkeeper. No wonder Eurosport forgot to change the feed. Don’t worry! If on Eurosport Player you click onto the link for highlights from the Ibiza Marathon, you can now watch the game. Cheers, lads.

30 mins: Jordan Ayew is given the chance to prove me wrong when a vicious cross lands on the edge of the six-yard box but the stretching striker can’t control the ball and it bounces out for a goal kick.

26 mins: Great that Eurosport promised to show this online but instead have left the superbikes on. Anyway ... Ghana have a corner but it will never be taken as the referee is moaning about nothing. This guy is already getting on my nerves. After a minute of arguing, the corner is delivered and cleared. Speed it up!!

24 mins: Yiadom takes down Njie with a reasonably fair challenge and looks annoyed that it’s given. The bright-haired Njie is also angry. Nothing happens from the free-kick so it’s all meaningless in the end.

18 mins: Not the quickest tempo to the game thus far, probably due to the fact it’s so warm in Ismailia. There’s a bit of noise in the stands but it certainly is not full. I am currently also getting live updates from Nick Ames who is actually in Egypt. He’s not at the game, so they’re quite mundane.

12 mins: Ghana get the ball moving quickly forward with Atsu driving up the pitch, before cutting in and whacking a shot just wide with his left. Sadly, for him, it looks like he has damaged himself and needs treatment.

Preamble

Good evening!

Cameroon are looking to seal a spot in the knockout stages with a win here this evening. They are reigning champions so will be looking to keep their crown but Ghana will be tricky opposition in Ismailia. Guinea-Bissau held out for over an hour against Cameroon in their opening fixture, so Ghana will be confident they can get something tonight.

Ghana will be disappointed to only draw against Benin last time round but they have the firepower to do some damage in this tournament. The Ayew brothers found the net in the 2-2 draw with Benin, so they will be looking to follow that up.